Smart Grid Newsletter Email Archives Smart Grid Newsletter (SGN) is the insider's guide to the Smart Grid revolution. It consists of a free weekly email summary, along with a companion Web site (www.smartgridnews.com) that contains the full stories and other helpful materials. Archives of recent issues of the newsletter can be found here. Dec 15, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   6 Active Comment(s)

Smart Meter Setback: Hawaii PUC Kicks Back Project, Tells Utility to Try It Again The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission denied a request by the state's largest utility to expand a smart meter test program. This latest bump in the Smart Grid road came when regulators determined that ratepayers, who would foot the bill for the expansion, wouldn't see the benefits. Jul 28, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

EPA Webinar Highlights New Renewable Energy Purchasing Program for Major Power Users The EPA's Green Power Partnership will host a webinar Thursday, July 29, on a new national wind program designed to allow companies that use a large amount of power to buy renewable energy in a financially neutral way. Jul 27, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

New Report Cites Top 10 States Driving Smart Grid Deployment You’d probably expect California and Colorado to make a list of 10 key states driving Smart Grid deployment. Click inside to learn the eight other states cited by GTM Research in its new report on 2010 Smart Grid policy and the states that are leading the way. Jul 27, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Smart Grid Markets: Biomass Expected to Hit $53 Billion by 2020 The market value of electricity generated from biomass is expected to reach $53 billion by 2020, well above the roughly $45 billion in 2010. That’s according to a new Pike Research report. Jul 27, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

EV Charging Companies Partner Up for Expansion and New Pilots It's been a busy week in the EV charging arena: Coulomb Technologies will greatly expand its ChargePoint Network as a result of partnership agreements with Siemens, Leviton and Aker Wade. And Silver Spring Networks and partner ClipperCreek will join an innovative EV pilot program sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric and the Electric Power Research Institute. Jul 27, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

California Solar Associations Push for Feed-in Tariffs California solar industry associations have called for the implementation of feed-in tariffs to help speed growth in solar and other renewables. The consensus from the associations is that feed-in tariff policies for U.S. renewables are long overdue. Jul 26, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

EPRI Report Details Consumer Perceptions and Preferences on EVs An overwhelming 95% of people surveyed in southern California would rather charge their EVs at home, according to a new Electric Power Research Institute report. The finding was one of many in the survey on consumer perceptions of EV ownership. Jul 26, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Smart Grid Financials: A New Lithium ETF and Portfolio ‘Energizing’ What’s touted as the world’s first Lithium ETF was launched by New York-based Global X Funds. Meanwhile, a man described as a ‘true guru’ of the global energy sector offers ideas on energizing a portfolio. Jul 23, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Starview Technology and Logica Team Up on New Demand Response Tool Starview Technology and Logica have teamed up on a new demand response program to help utilities control ever-changing demand on the electric grid. The program, built on Starview's Smart Enterprise Platform, has been installed in Logica's UK Innovation Centre. Jul 22, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

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